I read somewhere that wiping the BOT fly eggs with ethanol will destroy them by drying them out (easier than removing them). Does it kill them or is it a waste of time? And if it works how often would

A bit late to update, but not long after I posted the question I finally found out, what the problem was. His already thin soles had gotten even thinner and had some very soft areas because of lots of

I find it a lot easier to check for pulses below/near the knee instead of near the hoof or fetlock. I usually check when the horse is eating and check the leg that is angled back. Might be easier on m

Everywhere I look it's recommended checking for pulses at the fetlock or between fetlock and hoof. I've always done it right below the knee. My mare usually has her right front leg angled backwards wh

So I've been reading a bit about winter laminitis to see, if that's what's wrong with my gelding. But if I understand it correctly it is NOT winter laminitis if the hooves are (on/off) hot?

I got the ACTH results yesterday. Gelding:19,40 pg/ml so no PPID and no explanation as to why he's had on/off pulses and hot hooves. Initially soaking the haylage seemed to help, but then he got pulse

Anything I should be aware of regarding APF? Does it tolerate low or high temperatures? Is it fine to give it once a day or would half dose twice a day be better or worse? Does it make a difference wh

I don't know if my mare has PPID yet. Apart from when she was 5-8 (now 17), when I had a mare boarded here I haven't seen any signs of her being in heat. She was "in looove" with the mare. I don't rem

We didn't do the glucose test at all. Once I gave up on feeding them the glucose I fed them their beetpulp and haylage, because I didn't think/know the fasting test could be done without the glucose.

Strange definition of fasting yes. If you know or suspect your horse has EMS/IR you're probably not giving it grain anyway. As predicted the mare was not cooperative. Had to put the tool (don't know t

I did try to give the gelding the glucose, even though it felt completely wrong to put all that sugar in him. But quickly gave up as the holes in my syringes are way too small or my fingers to weak to

His own poo or from another horse? If it's from another horse with good healthy gut bacteria it could be his way of fixing the problem. I've also heard of it done in human medicine.

Thank you. If the vet had agreed to a non-fasting test I would have gotten a time later in the day at least 4 hours after the first feeding also in the hope that the mare would be easier to draw blood

I can't follow the guidelines for a non-fasting test either, when the time of the test is in the morning as they don't have acces to haylage all night. No I don't have him in boots or "legwarmers". It

I have an appointment with the vet for Monday morning to get both my horses tested for PPID and the gelding also for Lyme as I found a tick on him in June. A couple of weeks later he had an allergic r

32 Euro for shipment seems a bit much, but not easy to compare prizes to forageplus.co.uk, when I'm not quite sure about taxes/customs after Brexit.

Thank you :-)

Anyone know where to buy APF (or a similar product if such a thing exists?) in Europe/EU? I've found it in the UK, but can't seem to find it in other countries.

I've seen a couple of people suggesting collecting samples from different parts of the field just before baling.

Candice and Melodie do you have experience with the Greenguard Muzzle? Pros? Cons? Compared to the thinline? I've used Greenguard for years, but have to use extra straps in the corners to keep them fr